If spyderco makes it with an integral lock I would buy it, liner lock , no thanks. Also garageboy if you want a "pointy" knife, spyderco has a large selection of "pointy" knives. There are a large number of people out there, myself included, who favor this blade style. I would like to see spyderco produce this knife staying true to the original design. Either way, I am going for one of the custom anso's in the near future. Mr. Glesser if you read this, my vote goes for keeping it big, 4" blade, I will take two. Thanks. By the way I own more than 40 spyderco models.